British Music Rights (BMR) serves as the collective voice on major issues for the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society, the Music Publishers Association and the Performing Right Society.  BMR has four main goals: to promote the interest of British music creators and publishers; improve society’s understanding of the cultural and economical value of music; illustrate the role of intellectual property rights in generating and safeguarding creativity; and highlight the possibilities presented to music creators by the digital age. 

Founded in 1996, today BMR represents a constituency of over 50,000 from within the industry, ranging from publishers and collecting societies to composers and songwriters.  The organization combines legal and public relations experts in its efforts to lobby, investigate, educate and disseminate information on the fundamental importance of this creative industry to Britain’s economy.  As Prime Minister Gordon Browne notes in a quote on BMR’s website, “The opportunity now is to… ensure Britain becomes the world leader in creative industries.”  BMR claims that the British music industry is currently worth more than ₤6 billion and provides more than 130,000 UK jobs.

Finally, BMR runs a media campaign based on their ‘Respect the Value of Music’ concept, emphasizing the important cultural, social and economic importance of music to the British public and its economy.